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‘The true human cost of austerity:’ Tory economic policies linked to 350,000 excess deaths in the UK
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TORY austerity policies have killed more people than Covid, researchers have found.
Between 2012-19 there were almost 335,000 more deaths than expected across Britain compared with trends from 1981-2011, according to the shocking findings of a study by the Glasgow Centre for Population Health and the University of Glasgow.
Academics linked the excess deaths to Tory cuts in public services and welfare, saying that, without support, “people have been dragged under by decreased income, poor housing, poor nutrition, poor health and social isolation – ultimately leading to premature death.”
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